Sims: An Interactive Tool for Geospatial Matching and Clustering

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Main Authors: Zaytar, Akram, Tadesse, Girmaw Abebe, Robinson, Caleb, Bendito, Eduardo G., Devare, Medha, Chernet, Meklit, Hacheme, Gilles Q., Dodhia, Rahul, Ferres, Juan M. Lavista
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Published: 2024
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author Zaytar, Akram
Tadesse, Girmaw Abebe
Robinson, Caleb
Bendito, Eduardo G.
Devare, Medha
Chernet, Meklit
Hacheme, Gilles Q.
Dodhia, Rahul
Ferres, Juan M. Lavista
author_facet Zaytar, Akram
Tadesse, Girmaw Abebe
Robinson, Caleb
Bendito, Eduardo G.
Devare, Medha
Chernet, Meklit
Hacheme, Gilles Q.
Dodhia, Rahul
Ferres, Juan M. Lavista
contents Acquiring, processing, and visualizing geospatial data requires significant computing resources, especially for large spatio-temporal domains. This challenge hinders the rapid discovery of predictive features, which is essential for advancing geospatial modeling. To address this, we developed Similarity Search (Sims), a no-code web tool that allows users to perform clustering and similarity search over defined regions of interest using Google Earth Engine as a backend. Sims is designed to complement existing modeling tools by focusing on feature exploration rather than model creation. We demonstrate the utility of Sims through a case study analyzing simulated maize yield data in Rwanda, where we evaluate how different combinations of soil, weather, and agronomic features affect the clustering of yield response zones. Sims is open source and available at https://github.com/microsoft/Sims
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spellingShingle Sims: An Interactive Tool for Geospatial Matching and Clustering
Zaytar, Akram
Tadesse, Girmaw Abebe
Robinson, Caleb
Bendito, Eduardo G.
Devare, Medha
Chernet, Meklit
Hacheme, Gilles Q.
Dodhia, Rahul
Ferres, Juan M. Lavista
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Geophysics
Acquiring, processing, and visualizing geospatial data requires significant computing resources, especially for large spatio-temporal domains. This challenge hinders the rapid discovery of predictive features, which is essential for advancing geospatial modeling. To address this, we developed Similarity Search (Sims), a no-code web tool that allows users to perform clustering and similarity search over defined regions of interest using Google Earth Engine as a backend. Sims is designed to complement existing modeling tools by focusing on feature exploration rather than model creation. We demonstrate the utility of Sims through a case study analyzing simulated maize yield data in Rwanda, where we evaluate how different combinations of soil, weather, and agronomic features affect the clustering of yield response zones. Sims is open source and available at https://github.com/microsoft/Sims
title Sims: An Interactive Tool for Geospatial Matching and Clustering
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Machine Learning
Geophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.10184